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2014Final results

2014 election for North Carolina House District 53

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

David Lewis (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Susan Byerly (D) by 11.5 points.

David LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%10,966
Susan ByerlyDemocrat
44.3%8,707
19,673 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+5.62008R+33.22010R+13.02012R+11.52014R+21.32016R+26.02018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET